Taxes-(Teresa Kurtz)

Rob Astorino, the republican running for governor of New York State, has a very concrete stance on taxes. Living in New York is very expensive, especially from all the taxes we pay. Astorino believes that New Yorkers shouldn't have to pay such hefty taxes. He says that if he is elected, he will cut taxes enormously. Astorino wants to set the rate to "4 percent for income under $200,000"(wben.com). I agree that in the state of New York taxes are rough and many people can't support themselves off their salary after taxes. But we need to realize that our tax money goes to public works, the board of education, and infrastructure; all are important to us and that make our lives better. Cutting taxes means cutting money that goes to these things. So I disagree with Rob Astorino's tax plan because in the end, we are only hurting ourselves with low taxes.